SECRET LANTERN SOCIETY n.y.c.
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SECRET LANTERN SOCIETY n.y.c.
We meet along the spiral path for a magical journey.

Winter SOlstice 2023

We shine our fourth annual solstice into light at a secret location in upstate New York. Please connect for details.

CYCLICAL WISDOM

The Secret Lantern Society NYC launched in 2020 with its First Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival + Labyrinth of Light. Our seasonal celebrations honor the unique ecological and social landscapes we inhabit. We bring people together to celebrate our shared humanity. Our community gatherings use art, storytelling and ceremony to re-inhabit our communities with intention and beauty. Gatherings are free and open to all. If this vision resonates with you, receive invitations to upcoming festivals and events. We are currently weaving templates for our next offering.

spiral path

“A labyrinth is an ancient concept which combines the sacred geometry of the circle and the spiral into a purposeful path. The labyrinth has long been used for meditation, prayer, and sites of ritual in various cultures around the world. Walking the labyrinth is generally considered a metaphor for our own life experiences, representing a journey into our own center, and then back out again into the world. To build a labyrinth is to create a sacred space. To walk a labyrinth is to imbue it with power and meaning. The more a labyrinth is used, the more powerful it becomes as symbol and instrument of transformation.” -Secret Lantern Society (Vancouver, BC)

 

“The poetic beautify of entering the radiant web”

— Brooklyn Paper

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Lantern Making  

Let’s make some magic and shine our light. Here are some tutorials for simple lanterns you can make at home:

Faceted Paper Lantern

Eight Point Star Lantern

Paper Bag Lantern

Jar Lantern

Nature Lantern

Tetra Pack Lantern

Globe Lantern

Deep Bows of Gratitude to:

Domino Park for its collaboration and support in launching NYC’s first Lantern Festival & Labyrinth of Light. Special thanks to the angels who manage and maintain the park as a beautiful and wholesome gathering place for families. We are so grateful for your open-hearted approach to community life.

Leland Lehrman who led us in joyful, fireside caroling and a magical performance of Solstice Bells in 2022.

Kevin Nathaniel for uplifting us in 2021 with music that heals and songs of freedom and light.

Jarrod Byrne Mayer of Brooklyn Healing Arts who graced the 2020 Labyrinth of Light with therapeutic soundscapes.

Naomi Singer, the Founding Artistic Director of the Secret Lantern Society in Vancouver, BC (our namesake). It was the magic of her vision that sung to our hearts. We felt moved to honor the beauty of her work by carrying that light east and extending the heart-centered gift. We also draw inspiration from the other lantern festivals and artistic visions that have inspired us, including Common Dreams, Still Moon Arts, Parade of Lost Souls, and Illuminares.

Our Beloved Community + All Keepers of Light.

With gratitude and love, we bow to you.

Celebration of Natural Life

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